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The sun rises behind the landfall facility of the Nord Stream 1 Baltic Sea pipeline and the transfer station of the OPAL gas pipeline, the Baltic Sea Pipeline Link, in Lubmin, Germany, Thursday, July 21, 2022
RUSSIA resumed gas flow through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline today after 10 days of scheduled maintenance.
The pipeline’s operator, Gazprom, said it was operating at 40 per cent of capacity as it was still awaiting the documents required to reinstall a turbine that had finally been returned from Canada.
It had been sent there for repairs by the German manufacturer Siemens, but Ottawa initially refused to return it, citing sanctions on Russia.
In Washington, the willingness to accept an open war with Russia is growing — at Europe’s expense. While Nato states are being drawn into confrontation, Europe risks becoming the battlefield of a potential world war, warns SEVIM DAGDELEN
US tariffs have had Von der Leyen bowing in submission, while comments from the former European Central Bank leader call for more European political integration and less individual state sovereignty. All this adds up to more pain and austerity ahead, argues NICK WRIGHT
